2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2000 TCU Horned Frogs football
WAC co-champion
Mobile Alabama Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Southern Mississippi
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 21
2000 record	10–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione (3rd year) Gary Patterson (interim)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008)
Seasons

2000 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 TCU §		7	–	1					10	–	2
UTEP §		7	–	1					8	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					7	–	5
San Jose State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tulsa		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
Hawaii		2	–	6					3	–	9
SMU		2	–	6					3	–	9
Nevada		1	–	7					2	–	10
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Dennis Franchione throughout the regular seasons. Gary Patterson took over as interim head coach in December. TCU played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs finished the 10–2 and 7–1 in conference play to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with UTEP.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	3:05 p.m.	at Nevada	No. 22	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN+	W 41–10	19,797
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern*	No. 21	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 41–14	30,976
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	No. 19	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 52–3	32,167
September 30	11:00 a.m.	at Navy*	No. 18	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	W 21–0	28,477
October 7	11:00 a.m.	Hawaii	No. 14	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSNSW	W 41–21	31,896
October 21	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	No. 10	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	W 17–3	20,034
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 11	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+	W 37-0	30,762
November 4	9:05 p.m.	at San Jose State	No. 9	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN2	L 24–27	15,681
November 11	2:30 p.m.	Fresno State	No. 17	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 24–7	29,116
November 18	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	No. 16	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSNSW	W 47–14	41,068
November 24	7:30 p.m.	at SMU*	No. 13	Gerald Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 62–7	26,551
December 20	7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 16	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Mobile Alabama Bowl)	ESPN2	L 21–28	40,300
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Printers, CaseyCasey Printers 3.0 !So WR 3 Dunbar, LaTarenceLaTarence Dunbar 3.0 !So RB 5 Tomlinson, LaDainianLaDainian Tomlinson 7.0 !Sr WR 13 James, CedricCedric James 7.0 !Sr TE 19 Schobel, MattMatt Schobel 5.0 !Jr FB 38 Layne, GeorgeGeorge Layne 5.0 !Jr T 52 Keathley, MichaelMichael Keathley 7.0 !Sr WR 81 Harrell, ReggieReggie Harrell 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 14 Schobel, AaronAaron Schobel 7.0 !Sr S 18 Fuller, CurtisCurtis Fuller 5.0 !Jr DE 21 Schobel, BoBo Schobel 3.0 !So CB 30 Springfield, BoBo Springfield 3.0 !So DB 39 Goss, JasonJason Goss 3.0 !So DE 94 Pollard, RobertRobert Pollard 1.0 !Fr DT 95 Worthen, ShawnShawn Worthen 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Patterson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-12-17

Players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
LaDanian Tomlinson	Running Back	1	5	San Diego Chargers
Aaron Schobel	Defensive End	2	46	Buffalo Bills
George Layne	Running Back	4	108	Kansas City Chiefs
Curtis Fuller	Defensive Back	4	127	Seattle Seahawks
Shawn Worthen	Defensive Tackle	4	130	Minnesota Vikings
Cedric James	Wide Receiver	4	131	Minnesota Vikings

Awards and honors

• LaDanian Tomlinson, Doak Walker Award